Tag: Sourav Ganguly

ICC announces changes in playing conditions

The changes to the playing conditions, were recommended by the Cricket Committee of the ICC headed by Sourav Ganguly and have been ratified by the Chief Executives’ Committee which was also endorsed by the Women’s Cricket Committee.

May 15, 2023

Megna Mukherjee recounts her ‘amazing’ day on sets with Sourav Ganguly

Actress and model Megna Mukherjee shared her shooting experience for an advertisement with former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly.

April 30, 2023

Flight path

It had to be said, sometime ago that Sourav Ganguly hadn’t really shot up like a rocket blasting off into space when they showed him the door as India's cricket board president and he, playing to the Bengal gallery, seemed to harrumph before promising a bigger jump in life, which left his targeted audience tickled pink.

April 24, 2023

Delhi Capitals needs to get together and put runs on the board: Sourav Ganguly

Delhi Capitals will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in their next match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday.

April 13, 2023

Delhi Capitals missed Rishabh Pant but youngsters getting chance, says Sourav Ganguly

Ganguly also lauded LSG and England pacer Mark Wood for his five-wicket haul that pushed Delhi to the backfoot in the start itself.

April 3, 2023

Sourav Ganguly to contest for CAB President’s post

This was conveyed to a section of the media by Ganguly himself on Saturday evening. He also confirmed that he will be filing his nomination on October 18.

October 15, 2022

Sourav Ganguly to lead India for special Legends League of Cricket match

It will be played between India and the rest of the world as India Maharajas vs. World Giants. The match will feature participants from ten different countries.

August 12, 2022

Asia Cup moved to the UAE; India to host South Africa, Australia in Sep, Oct

Earlier, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) had informed the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) about their inability to host the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup T20 because of the economic and political crisis in the island nation.

July 22, 2022

Reliving Sourav Ganguly’s memorable moments as Bengal Tiger turns 50

Tracing his path from a charming debutant at Lord's to an Indian captain and, finally, the BCCI president has been an emotional roller coaster for us.

July 8, 2022

Hopefully, they will go back to Ranji Trophy and score lots of runs: Ganguly on Pujara and Rahane

Sourav Ganguly, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is hopeful of senior Test players Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane featuring in the Ranji Trophy and score lots of runs.

February 3, 2022

Sourav Ganguly tested positive for Delta Plus variant

A health department bulletin said that Ganguly and five other foreign travellers were found positive for the Delta Plus variant. State Power Minister Aroop Biswas and film director Srijit Mukherjee have also tested covid positive

January 2, 2022

BCCI president Ganguly tests negative for Omicron, discharged from hospital

According to doctors, the former India captain had mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is doing fine and would stay in home isolation. The 49-year-old Ganguly, who had undergone treatment for a heart condition earlier this year, was admitted to hospital on December 28.

January 1, 2022

Ganguly, O’Brien test Covid positive

Ganguly, who is double vaccinated was admitted to Woodlands Hospital on Monday night after testing novel coronavirus positive while the MP is undergoing treatment in home isolation. Sources in the state health department and one of the doctors treating the former India captain said that his swab sample would be sent to the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) in Kalyani of Nadia district for Omicron variant confirmatory test.

December 29, 2021

Covid positive BCCI president Ganguly admitted in hospital

Ganguly had a minor fever on Sunday (December 26) and got the covid positive report on Monday evening, according to sources (December 27).

December 28, 2021

BCCI president Ganguly succeeds Kamble as chair of ICC Men’s cricket committee

The ICC Board also endorsed the continuation of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) in its current format, which consists of a nine-team league played over two years with a final between the top two teams at the end.

November 17, 2021

Cal HC fines Sourav Ganguly, govt over irregular allotment of land

The order came following a PIL in 2016 challenging allotment of a two-acre plot in New Town by WBHIDCO alleging violation of rules, regulations. The allotment was made on 27 September 2013 and the plot was surrendered to WBHIDCO in August 2020.

September 28, 2021

Ganguly ‘very happy’ with raise in match fees of domestic players

Apex council stated that the domestic cricketers affected by the Covid-curtailed 2020-21 season will be paid a 50 percent additional match fee as compensation

September 21, 2021